Home / 576,000.40-864,000.60-202,061.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 576,000.40, 864,000.60 and 202,061.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 576,000.40, 864,000.60 and 202,061.20 is: 303,091.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    576,000.40 : 864,000.60 = 202,061.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    576,000.40/864,000.60 = 202,061.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    576,000.40x = 864,000.60 × 202,061.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    576,000.40x = 174,580,998,036.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 174,580,998,036.72/576,000.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 303,091.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.